Container-holder



J. HULA.

CONTAINER HOLDER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 17. 1920.

Patented July 6, 1920.

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- UNITED STATES JOSEPH HULA, 0F IRVING, KANSAS.

CONTAINER-HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 6, 1920..

Application filed. January 17. 1920. Serial No. 352.059.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Josnrri TIULA, a citizenof the United States, residing at Irving, in the county of Marshall andState of liansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inContainer Holders, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to container holders. The disadvantage of thedevices previously produced for this purpose is that they can onlysupport containers of certain sizes. Another disadvantage is that theyare permanently asembled and cannot be readily collapsed when not inuse.

It is therefore an object of this invention to provide a device of thischaracter which can be readily adjusted to accommodate containers ofvarious sizes.

Another object is to provide a device of this character that can bereadily collapsed into a small and compact form when not in use.

'Another object is to provide a device of this character including anovel container engaging clamp which is also capable of being adjustedto accommodate containers of various sizes.

A still further object is to provide a de vice of this characterincluding a gravity operated latch which holds the container in itsvertical position by engagement with the lower end thereof, and supportsthe upper end of the container in its horizontal position.

With this and other objects in view the invention consists in theimproved construction and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter moreparticularly described, fully claimed and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a side elevation of thecontainer holder, the vertical position of the container being shown indotted lines.

Fig. 2 is a front elevation with the container in a' horizontalposition.

Fig. 3 is a detailed sectional view of the catch.

The invention consists of a front supporting frame 5 including legs 7and a rear supporting frame including legs 8. As both frames are similarin construction, the deseription of one will sufiice for both. Links 10and 11 are provided for connecting the legs of the supporting frame. Thelink 10 is extended obliquely of the frame and has its ends 12 and 13pivoted to the legs of the frame. A plurality of openings M are providedat the intermediate portion of the link. The link 11 crosses the link 10and has its ends 15 and 16 pivoted to the legs of the frame, similar tothe ends of the link 10. The link 11 is also provided with a pluralityof openings 17 adapted to register at certain times with the openings inthe link 10. The openings 14L and 17 extend the greater part of thelength of each link to permit of a variety of adjustments, theregistered openings of each link being ar ranged to receive a connectingbolt 19 for securing the links and the legs in their ad justedpositions. The legs 7 of each supporting frame inclines upwardly towardthe leg 8 of the other supporting frame, a link 20 is detachably securedat its ends to the adjacent legs 7 and?) of each pair, to detachablyconnect the supporting members to each other. lVhen the device is not inuse one end of the link is detached from one of the legs so as to permitthe supporting members to ,be moved toward each other. The bolt 1.!) maybe disconnected from the links 10 and 11 so as to permit the legs ofeach pair to be swung toward each other to collapse the device into asmall and compact form.

In order to support a container, an adjustable clamp 21 is provided andconsists of a plurality of alternating plates 22 and bolts 23, theplates having their ends 24 and 25 extended in angular relation to thebody of the plate and provided with apertures 26. These plates arepositioned in spaced relation to each other. The bolts 23 are curvedlongitudinally and have their heads 27 engaged with the end 25 of oneplate while the threaded end 28 of the bolt is passed through the end 2%of the adjacent plate and a nut 28 threaded thereon. By this means thenuts may be adjusted on the bolts not only to cause the clamp to bind011 the container, but to permit the clamp to be adjusted to the exactsize of the container. Trunnion bolts 29 extend from each of a pair ofthe plates 22 adjacent the legs of the supporting frames. The trunnionbolts are also passed through registering openings formed in the uppermeeting ends of the legs 7 and 8 of each supporting shank 31 having acurved supporting plate 32 on its upper end adapted to hold thecontainer in its horizontal position. The end .33 of the shank isextended in angular re lationthereto and provided with a slot 34. Theconnecting bolt 19 of the front supporting frame is passed through anopening at the base of the angularly extended end 33 so as to secure thecatch to the links 10 and 11. c 7

An adjustable rod 35 having a threaded end 36 is disposed in the slot 34and is held therein by means of nuts 37 disposed on the rod inengagement with each side of the end 33 of the shank. By means of thenuts the rod can be adjusted to accommodate containers of various sizes.The end 38 of the rod 35 is extended downwardly in angular relation tothe rod as at 39 and then outwardly to provide a stop 40. A gravityoperated catch 41 is pivoted adjacent its intermediate portion to theend 3701" the rod, the end 42 of the catch being adapted to engage thecontainer to hold the same in p0 sition' while the end 43 serves toproperly position the end 42, andis also intended to engage the stop 40to limit outward swinging movement of the catch.

If it is desired to support a number of con tainers, it is not necessaryto have a separate holder for each contalner, but simply add one sideportion cons sting of the legs 7 and 8, and the links 10 and 11, to-thelegs of the adjacent holder. A continuous holder is thereby formed andthe number of containers that can be supported in this manner isunlimited. In addition to this no space is wasted as the legs 7 and 8serve as supports container can be readily swung to a horizontalposition to permit the contents thereof to be discharged. During thisoperation the upper end of the container rests on the plate 32, and islimited in its downward movement. hen the discharging operation has beencompleted the container is swung upwardly to a vertical position whilethe operator holds the catch 41 in a position to permit the unobstructedmovement of the container. hen released, the catch will be forcedinwardly through the action of gravity so that the end 42 engages thelower end of the container and prevents the same from swingingdownwardly. If desired, a lock may engage with the arm 33 and one of thelinks to prevent the catch from being released so as to render itimpossible for an unauthorized person to remove the contents of thecontainer. hen not in use the links connecting the supporting framesmaybe disconnected and the frames swung toward each other withoutdisconnecting them from the trunnion bolt, or the links 10 and 11 can bedisconnected and each frame collapsed into a compact form.

From the foregoing it will be readily seen that this invention providesa novel form of container holder, capable ofholding various sizes oftanks, barrels or boxes and'one which can be readily adjusted orcollapsed when desired. p

lVhat is claimed is V r The combination with a plurality of supportingframes. adapted to pivotally support a container, of a shank detachablyse- Vcured to one of said frames, a rest plate on one end of the shankadapted to support the container n a l1011ZOIltELl' position, a rodhaving one of its ends ad ustably mounted in the other end portion ofthe shank, the

other end portion of said rod being extended in off-set relation totherod, a latch member pivoted to the rod adjacent its off-set portionsaid latch being operated by gravity to engage and hold the container ina vertical position, said latch engaging the off-set end portion of therod to retain the container in its vertical position. I V

In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature.

JOSEPH :HULA.

